SAM
YOUR XOPS AGENT
Software Asset Manager
Working autonomously
- Manages software entitlements and license pools
- Optimizes spending and maintains compliance
- Executes reclamation, allocation, and renewals
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Hardware Asset Manager AGENTMon 6:00 AM
Your Morning Briefing
Weekend: 38 devices recovered, all received…
AI & Agent Governance AGENTMon
Weekly agent oversight report
3 new agents discovered, 3 owners assigned…
ProcurementFri
Laptop agreement renewal
Pricing review due Nov 30…
FY27 budget: device spend has to come down 15%
DR
Dana Reyes · Chief Information Officer
Mon 10/12 9:12 AM
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We need to bring device spending down 15% next year without hurting productivity.
Please put together a plan by the end of next week.
Dana
HAM
Hardware Asset Manager was copied. Two minutes later, it messaged Alex in Teams.FY27 device plan: $2.8M identified, approved by Alex Chen
HAM
Hardware Asset Manager XOPS agent
Wed 10/14 9:02 AM
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Dana, the FY27 device plan you asked for is ready, and Alex has approved it.
$2.8M
identified for FY27 against your $2.7M target (15% of the $18M device plan), including completed work
$410K
already secured: 512 recovered laptops redeployed to new hires instead of buying new, removed from the FY27 purchase plan
Only the redeployment was done automatically, under existing policy. Moving refresh from age to condition needed Alex’s approval, and the accessory catalog goes through Procurement at the laptop agreement renewal. I left out a lower-spec standard for power users because their devices are already close to their performance limits, and field engineering refreshes stay on schedule.
| LEVER | FY27 | WHO ACTS |
|---|---|---|
| Redeploy recovered laptops before buying$410K done, $290K still to go | $0.7M | Agent |
| Refresh on condition, not age1,900 of 4,200 laptops due are healthy for another year | $1.1M | Agent, once approved |
| Repair instead of replaceBatteries and screens on out-of-warranty devices | $0.35M | Agent |
| Claim warranty before buying260 failing devices still under warranty | $0.25M | Agent |
| Consolidate the accessory catalog46 SKUs to 12, at the laptop agreement renewal | $0.4M | Procurement |
| Lower-spec standard for power usersTheir devices are already near performance limits | $0.45M | Excluded |
| Total identified, including completed work | $2.8M |
Weekly Outcomes · Hardware Asset Management
HAM
Hardware Asset Manager XOPS agent
Mon 10/12 7:00 AM
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$96K
Purchases avoided
91%
Work executed autonomously
168 hrs
Manual work eliminated
1
Decision requiring leadership attention
Savings are counted only once a purchase is cancelled or a redeployed device is confirmed in use. Operational detail goes to the program owner.
Chat
HAM
Hardware Asset Manager AGENT
Weekly wrap: 214 devices fulfilled…
DR
Dana Reyes
Thanks, see you at the QBR
DS
Device Services team
Jo: depot schedule updated
ML
Marcus Lee
Procurement: laptop agreement renews Nov 30
HAM
Hardware Asset ManagerXOPS agent · Hardware Asset Management · Available
Friday · before Dana’s email
HAM
Weekly wrap: 214 devices fulfilled and 61 recovered this week, all confirmed in use or received. Nothing needs you. Have a good weekend.
Monday 9:14 AM
HAM
Hey, Dana just asked for a plan to bring FY27 device spend down 15%, about $2.7M on our $18M plan, without hurting productivity.
I’ve already started working on it. I’m reading device health, warranty, stock and the FY27 refresh schedule to find where we can spend less without slowing anyone down.
I’ve also flagged 4,200 laptops due for age-based refresh in FY27, which is where most of the room is.
I’ll put together a prioritized plan with projected savings, risks, and the actions I can take under our existing policies.
Is there anything you’d like me to prioritize or avoid?
Good. Don’t delay anything for the field engineers. Their laptops have to be fast, and they’re already complaining.
HAM
Understood. Field engineering refreshes stay on schedule, and I’ll check their 380 devices for any that need replacing sooner.
I’ll continue with the rest of the fleet and bring you a recommendation.
Tuesday 4:10 PM
HAM
I’ve completed the analysis: $2.8M in FY27 savings identified, including work that’s already done.
$410K is already secured. I redeployed 512 recovered laptops to new hires under our existing policy instead of buying new ones, and took those purchases out of the FY27 plan.
One change from my first pass: a lower-spec standard for power users would have saved $450K, but their devices are already close to their performance limits. I left it out and replaced most of it with repair-first for out-of-warranty batteries and screens ($350K). That puts us $100K over target, with less cushion than I’d like.
Field engineering refreshes stay on schedule, as you asked. And the regular work kept going: 96 devices fulfilled and 23 recovered since Monday.
The plan, with evidence and risks, is ready for your review.
FY27 DEVICE REDUCTION PLAN$2.8M identified vs $2.7M target
LEVERFY27WHO ACTS
Redeploy recovered laptops$410K done, $290K to go$0.7MAgent
Refresh on condition, not age$1.1MAgent
Repair instead of replace$0.35MAgent
Warranty claims before buying$0.25MAgent
Accessory catalog$0.4MProcurement
Field engineering$0Protected
Type a message
THE JOB · ALWAYS RUNNING
NEW PRIORITY · MON 9:12 AMFY27 device spend −15%From Dana Reyes, via OutlookGuidance from Alex, via Teams: keep field engineering refreshes on schedule
Device fulfillmentContinuous · 312 yesterday
Recovery and redeploymentContinuous · 41 yesterday
Device requests19 in queue
Warranty and repairsContinuous
XOPS AUTONOMOUS EXECUTION
Knows the estateWaiting
11,600 laptops · device health and warranty · stock and depots · FY27 refresh schedule · Workday hiring plan
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Decides within policyWaiting
Weighs every option against policy, Alex’s guidance, device performance and the 15% target
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Acts and verifiesWaiting
Executes what policy allows, verifies it in each system, and routes the rest to people
RESULTS
Savings found$0.0M
✓ Redeployed 512 recovered laptopsDone within policy · $410K realized
◆ Field engineering protectedRefreshes kept on schedule · 380 devices
Exception detected · action paused✕ A lower-spec standard would save $0.45M but slow power users near their limitsThe agent excluded it and found an alternative: repair-first adds back $0.35M. The revised plan goes to Alex in Teams.Autonomous doesn’t mean uncontrolled.
→ $2.8M plan routed to AlexNeeds Alex’s approval, in Teams
Teams is the conversation. XOPS is where the work happens.